the weight-loss industry

okay, i know i'm going to ruffle some feathers with this, but what else is new, right?

the vast majority of people here seem to be trying to lose weight in healthy, sustainable ways.  we're looking for the proverbial "lifestyle change" - not a quick fix.  but on a regular basis, threads pop up about weight-loss drugs, radical medical interventions, and commercial diet programs.

i just want people to think about this for a minute: if jenny craig, nutrisystem, LA weight loss, etc. worked, wouldn't those programs put themselves out of business very quickly?  if their claims were true - that you could sign on, lose weight, and keep it off for the rest of your life, wouldn't you just write one cheque and never go back?  isn't it more beneficial to them if you have to write ten cheques?  or twenty?  don't you think they want you to believe that their programs "worked" and then you went off them and "failed" so that you have to go back for more?

as for the medical methods, of course there are legitimate applications.  but increasingly, the providers are businesses.  has anyone else noticed that the "before" pictures in the adds for private weight-loss surgery providers are getting smaller?  they're no longer marketing just to the morbidly obese; they're trying to make surgery a viable option for people who are only moderately overweight.  do you think their first priority is your health, or do you think it's the bottom line?  a private surgery is a high-overhead product, and the key to keeping costs down is high volume with minimal risk.  lap-bands for low risk patients?  yeehaw!

and we all know the pharmaceutical industry is out for profit.  a weight-loss pill that works is the holy grail of pharmaceuticals.  short of that, one that might work for some people is a license to print money.

just something to consider.

Also it is very hard to wade through all the crap to find the good products or the products that don't scam you.

If a comapny is trying to sell a maic machine or pill then its a scam ! Nothing more to it. The only way is hard work. Nothing this good is easy.

Chris R